ALL THERE IS TO KNOW ABOUT GUN
CONTROL IN 99 WORDS!

There have been millions of pages and billions of words written on gun control, and thousands more are added almost every day. How preposterous to claim that all there is to know about this topic can be said in just ninety-nine words. Yet, after reading a substantial sampling of the books and essays (pro and con) that comprise the body of this literature, I have concluded that it all boils down to just two concepts. One has to do with protection against crime; the other with protection against tyranny. All the rest is historical and emotional support for these two main theses. Here, then, reduced to its essence, is my ninety-nine-word summary:

 

Gun-control laws do not control crime because crimes are not committed by guns; they are committed by criminals. Criminals will always have guns because they do not obey laws, including anti-gun laws. Those without guns are easy prey for criminals with guns. Gun control encourages crime.

The right to bear arms was included in the Bill of Rights, not to deter crime, but to deter oppressive government. Just governments honor and protect the right to bear arms. Oppressive governments fear and prohibit the right to bear arms.

Guns are dangerous. The only thing more dangerous is not having them.